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Anxiety: Body, Behavior, and Beliefs

Anxiety: Body, Behavior, and Beliefs. Brian D. Ott, Ph.D. Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. Audience Participation. What just happened?. Anxiety: Body, Behavior, and Beliefs. Body Response Behavioral Response Beliefs.

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Anxiety: Body, Behavior, and Beliefs

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  1. Anxiety: Body, Behavior, and Beliefs Brian D. Ott, Ph.D. Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology www.drbrianott.net

  2. Audience Participation www.drbrianott.net

  3. What just happened? www.drbrianott.net

  4. Anxiety: Body, Behavior, and Beliefs • Body Response • Behavioral Response • Beliefs www.drbrianott.net

  5. Anxiety: Body, Behavior, and Beliefs • Body Response • Behavioral Response • Beliefs www.drbrianott.net

  6. Anxiety: Body, Behavior, and Beliefs • Body Response • Behavioral Response • Beliefs www.drbrianott.net

  7. Anxiety: Body, Behavior, and Beliefs Were you feeling anxiety or fear? www.drbrianott.net

  8. Anxiety or Fear? Fear helps you stay alive in an immediately dangerous situation. www.drbrianott.net

  9. Anxiety or Fear? Anxiety gets you ready for an immediately dangerous situation… www.drbrianott.net

  10. Anxiety or Fear? that may not be as likely to happen or dangerous as you think. And… www.drbrianott.net

  11. Anxiety or Fear? …interferes with living your life. www.drbrianott.net

  12. Anxiety: Body, Behavior, and Beliefs same kind of response but fear helps us move through life anxiety gets in our way www.drbrianott.net

  13. Anxiety: Body, Behavior, and Beliefs “Lots-O-Labels” Phobia Panic Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder www.drbrianott.net

  14. Anxiety: Body, Behavior, and Beliefs “Lots-O-Labels” Phobia Panic Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder www.drbrianott.net

  15. Johnny and Max www.drbrianott.net

  16. Johnny and Max www.drbrianott.net

  17. Johnny and Max www.drbrianott.net

  18. “It doesn’t make sense.” “It’s just a fence, a bell, a building.” “Nothing bad about them, but I can’t stop the feeling.” “Why can’t I talk myself out of this?” www.drbrianott.net

  19. Phobias Answer: www.drbrianott.net

  20. Phobias www.drbrianott.net

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  22. Johnny and Max www.drbrianott.net

  23. Johnny and Max Trigger Body’s Emergency Response System www.drbrianott.net

  24. “It doesn’t make sense.” “It’s just a fence, a bell, a building.” “Nothing bad about them, but I can’t stop the feeling.” “Why can’t I talk myself out of this?” www.drbrianott.net

  25. Phobias So how do we help Johnny? www.drbrianott.net

  26. Phobias So how do we help Johnny? How do we stop pooch drooling? www.drbrianott.net

  27. Phobias So how do we help Johnny? How do we stop pooch drooling? How do we stop Brian Ott drooling? www.drbrianott.net

  28. Phobias Talk some sense into me! www.drbrianott.net

  29. Phobias Solution: Hide the meat and ring that bell. www.drbrianott.net

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  31. Johnny and Max www.drbrianott.net

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  33. Phobias www.drbrianott.net

  34. Phobias www.drbrianott.net

  35. Problem: www.drbrianott.net

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  39. Phobias More you avoid, the more you will avoid. The more you avoid, the less chance of conditioned response extinction. www.drbrianott.net

  40. Phobias Solution: www.drbrianott.net

  41. Phobias What have we learned so far? Part of anxiety has to do with a learned physical “reflex” - the BODY on Automatic Conditioned body reactions have to be reduced by a change in BEHAVIOR – “All action, no talk.” Need to move in small steps towards the situation starting at a middle level of anxiety. www.drbrianott.net

  42. Johnny and Max www.drbrianott.net

  43. Panic Disorder What is a Panic Attack? What’s the difference between a Phobia and a Panic Attack? www.drbrianott.net

  44. Panic Disorder www.drbrianott.net

  45. Panic Disorder Involves one of three concerns Losing control (usually in public) Going crazy Dying www.drbrianott.net

  46. Panic Disorder Seems perfectly reasonable. www.drbrianott.net

  47. Panic Disorder www.drbrianott.net

  48. Panic Disorder Panic Attack www.drbrianott.net

  49. Panic Disorder What to do with a Panic Attack? Can’t Overcome a Strong Rush of Adrenaline Distraction and Relaxation often make things worse. (note: do relaxation techniques when feeling good) “Can’t beat them, join them.” www.drbrianott.net

  50. Panic Disorder Panic Attack www.drbrianott.net

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